NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1992-083A
KH 12-1 was launched from Vandenberg AFB aboard a Titan 4 rocket for the US Department of Defense. It was an electro-optical reconnaisance satellite that succedded the KH-11 series. It was heavier and believed to include a signals intelligence payload, it had wider spectral band sensitivity, perhaps "real time" television capability, and other improvements compared to the KH-11 satellites. Data were transmitted via the SDS military relay satellites.
Launch Date: 1992-11-28
Launch Vehicle: Titan IV
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, United States
Mass: 19600 kg
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